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PARASOL FOR OHILDRENS GARRIAGES. No. 421,771; Patented Feb. 18, 1890.

wane/03% JAMES T. SMITH, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

PARASOL FOR CHILDRENS CARRIAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 421,771, dated February 18, 1890. Application filed $eptember 19, 18891 fierial No. 324,402. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES T. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Parasols for Childrens Carriages; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to para-sols and fixtures for childrens carriages 5 and it consists of means for rendering more simple and efficient the operation of opening and closing and holding open a parasol of this description, as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

My improvements are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side View, in elevation, partly in section, showing the parasol spread; and Figs. 2, 3, and 4, details respectively of therunner, notch, and joint; and Fig. 5, a section of a modified notch.

Referring to the drawings, A is a parasol having its ribs connected to a top notch B and its stretchers toa notch O on a runner D. It is carried on a standard made in two parts g and n. The part g is the longer part, which is of the ordinary form bent so as to be secured atone end to the back of the carriage, and then to extend over the same. The shorter part n is connected to the longer portion by a rule-joint, so as to permit one part to be turned at a right angle to the other.

The runner D is not of the ordinary wellknown construction, but is made much longer than usual and extended some distance above the runner-notch. The notch is placed on the runner, and the longest part cl of the runner is above the notch. The top notch also diifers from the ordinary notch in having a bottom concave recess or seat I) and a projecting convex top Z). The standard is put through the runner and through the top notch, and one purpose of the bottom portion 12 is to aid in guiding the standard through the notch. Another purpose of the seat Z) is to answer as a bearing against which the end of the upper part of the runner is pushed when the runner is raised above the joint to I open or close the parasol, thus enabling the parasol to be opened and closed without unduly increasing the distance between the The standard at the At the rule-joint the end'of the longer part g of the standard is cut away on both sides of and at the end of the slot 7., in which the tongue j of the joint enters, so'as to form 1 two notches 'm m, which act as seats for the flange o of the runner when the parasol is spread and the shorter part of the standard is turned at a right angle to the longer part, as shown in Fig. 1. These notches, being on both sides of the runner, hold the latter absolutely secure and prevent the upper portion of the standard, and consequently the parasol, from tipping or leaning at a different angle than a right angle to the longer part of the standard.

When the standard is in place and it is de=- sired to spread the parasol, the runner is pushed up until its upper end enters the re cess b and comes in contact with the concave in the top notch and its lower'end is raised above the rule joint. The upper short end of the standard is then turned up vertically and the runner allowed to descend until the flange at its lower end rests in the notches at the end of the long portion of the standard, NVhen it is desired to lower the parasol, the runner is again pushed up against the top notch, so as to uncover the joint, when the shorter portion of the standard is turned on a line with the longer portion and the runner pulled down.

By my invention the important changes made in the top notch are to provide it with the concave-shaped recess for the reception of the shoulder of the standard and the upper end of the runner. The runner itself is simply prolonged beyond the length of the engages, the lower notch,to which the stretchers are connected, and the runner having a long; extension extending above the stretchernotch, and to which the latter is secured, said extension passing into the top notch when the parasol is spread, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAS. T. SMITH.

Vitnesses:

E. MAWHINNEY, W. S. MARSH. 

